"Blue On Black" (Kenny Wayne Shepherd) Cover for TV & Film | Robert Etoll Productions

"Blue On Black," begins with those instantly recognizable, blues rock guitar lines, from Kenny Wayne Shepherd's 1997 hit, but reimagined as a powerful duet creation. A collaborative song featuring male and female vocalists with Frankie Rossi and Wendy Drown taking turns on the cover track song. The original had a driving blues rock arrangement that defined the essence of the late '90s guitar music, but our song and mix-gender cover vocals of this, provide the level of emotional recognition, in a different arrangement. It starts off as simple piano and live string quartet and builds to a pulsating, powerful rock groove that is tailor made performance, for in-show series and movie trailers.

About Kenny Wayne Shepherd: The Story Behind "Blue on Black"

Kenny Wayne Shepherd is an American guitarist and singer born in 1977 in Shreveport, Louisiana, who became one of the most recognizable names in the modern blues revival movement in the 1990s. Rising to fame as a teenager, Shepherd's sound combines traditional blues influences with modern rock influences, creating a fit for traditional blues wisdom. His technical guitar skills and emotional drive allowed him to stand out in an era, when many new blues-rock artists were being introduced. He introduced a fresh take to the blues scene that merged, vintage blues authenticity with contemporary rock energy. This left his catalog ready to be covered as male vocals and female vocals to duet, because his musical compositions contained enough emotional weight to cover with a variety of vocal arrangements and types.

"Blue On Black" 1997

Written by Tia Sillers, Mark Selby and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, “Blue On Black” found its form on Shepherd’s 1997 album Trouble Is. The late '90s blues revival was bursting with talent and highlights, and this song combined Shepherd's signature guitar sound with driving rhythm and raw, emotional vocals, and became Shepherd's most recognizable song.

What is "Blue On Black" About?

The song is about the emotional impact of heartbreak and grief, and the struggle to move forward from the emotional challenge of loss. The song describes emotional states in general, through color imagery, and blends the intimate experience of romantic pain with a very human experience of recovery. Its universal metaphors can be translated into cinematic cover representations, with intense emotional impact, especially in sweeping musical moments or within a scope of varied dramatic or emotional complexity.

Film, TV , Commercial, & Digital Content

One of the many applications for this emotional duet cover, includes a number of dramatic movie sequences. This would be particularly colorful for films, with messages of loss, recovery, or personal transformation. The dynamic arrangements are perfect emotional landscape for promotional content requiring emotional connectivity between the classic recognition and new age.

Television dramas engaged in character development of human resiliency and recovery would benefit from the emotional impact of this song.

Selecting Our Cover

Frankie Rossi and Wendy Drown's vocals featured in this version of “Blue On Black” are paired with a punchy piano to rock arrangement and a live string quartet, creating a cinematic quality and emotional immediacy.

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Contact Robert Etoll Productions: covers@robertetollproductions.com   Let ” Blue On Black” provide immediate emotional weight and recognizable quality for your film, trailer, commercial, or television project.